Weekly Insider Aug 28-Sep 10 2007

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Weekly Insider is a web-enhanced newsletter that offers news alerts, grant announcements and general web site updates delivered directly to your email box on a weekly basis. The Center is located at the School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.



New this month at the Center

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools is pleased to announce the reorganization of our website.  Our web address remains the same but the new design has some improved features, including improved navigation across the site and a new section for teachers and administrators.  Check it out and let us know what you think: www.healthinschools.org.

September 2007 E-Journal
-- SCHIP Reauthorization Sparks Debate on Health Insurance
-- Chronic Illness in Childhood
-- Prevention and Control of Influenza
-- Gaps in Vaccine Financing in Underinsured Children

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    New resource

    • Supporting Student Success, a guide from the National Governor's Association, was designed to provide ideas for including extra learning opportunities (ELOs) for children before and after the school day.

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    Important topic

    September is Fruit and Vegetable Month

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    Upcoming  meetings

      • Orlando, FL: 18th Annual National School Boards Association Conference.  March 29-April 1, 2008.  For more information please visit http://www.nsba.org/conference/

      • Portland, OR:  National Forum for the Coalition for Community Schools.  April 30-May 2, 2008.  For more information please visit  http://www.communityschools.org/

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      Previously posted meetings

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      Job opportunities

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      Grant alerts

      Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Health and Society Scholars Program(Deadline: 10/12/07)
      The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Health and Society Scholars Program. The purpose of this program is to enable individuals who have completed doctoral training to engage in a two-year interdisciplinary program in population health.

      Indianapolis Colts -- Jr. Community Quarterback Award Program (Indiana) (Deadline: 10/26/07)
      The Indianapolis Colts are accepting applications for its Jr. Community Quarterback Award Program. The purpose of the program is to encourage community volunteerism among Indiana high school and college students.

      Youth Services of America  -- Youth Venture Program (Deadline: 10/1/07)
      Youth Service of America, in partnership with Youth Venture, is accepting applications for its Youth Venture Program. The purpose of the program is to support youth-created and youth-lead, new, sustainable, civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses that include youth who are not traditionally asked to serve, such as youth with disabilities and youth from low-wealth communities.

      National Institutes for Health -- Federal Research Grants for Chronic Illness Self-Management for Children and Adolescents (RO1, RO3, RO21)(Deadline: 10/5/07) 
      The National Institutes for Health (NIH) is accepting applications for its Chronic Illness Self-Management (R01) grant program. The purpose of the program is to support projects that improve self-management and quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic illness, particularly those that focus on family and family-community dynamics.

      Laura Jane Musser Fund -- Intercultural Harmony Program(Deadline: 10/10/07)
      The Laura Jane Musser Fund is accepting applications for its Intercultural Harmony Program. The purpose of the program is to support projects focused on areas such as the arts, community service, and youth activities that promote mutual understanding and cooperation between groups and citizens.

      National Institutes of Health -- Early Identification and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (R01) (Deadline: 10/5/07)
      The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accepting applications for its Early Identification and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (R01) grant program. The purpose of the program is to support the development and validation of early intervention and treatment of mental disorders and their associated functional impairment in children and adolescents, such as through: 1) investigating the impact of school health on outcomes in youth; 2) addressing how contextual factors in schools relate to outcomes.

      The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health -- Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program (Arizona, Mississippi, New Mexico, and South Carolina) (Deadline: 10/1/07)
      The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is accepting applications for its Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program. The purpose of the program is to support community-based health initiatives that focus on improving the quality of health care services to medically underserved populations, particularly child and adolescent populations.

      National Institutes of Health -- Effectiveness, Practice, and Implementation in the Center for Mental Health Services’ Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and their Families Service Sites (R01) (Deadline: 10/5/07)
      The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accepting applications for its Effectiveness, Practice, and Implementation in the Center for Mental Health Services’ (CMHS’) Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and their Families Service Sites (R01) grant program. The purpose of the program is to support studies of the effectiveness, impact, and context for successful preventative or treatment interventions at these sites.

      National Institutes for Health -- Federal Research Grants for Oral Health Promotion across the Life Span (R01 and R21) (Deadline: 10/5/07)
      The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accepting applications for its Oral Health Promotion Research across the Lifespan (R01) grant program. The purpose of the program is to support health promotion research of life span oral health and prevention of diseases and their sequelae from perspectives such as maternal and child health, adolescent and young adult health, and health in subgroups of the population with health disparities.

      Saucony Run for Good Foundation -- Run For Good Grant Program (Deadline: 10/8/07)
      Stride Rite and Saucony are accepting applications for its Red Laces Program to Fight Childhood Obesity. The purpose of this program is to support communities and nonprofit organizations that initiate after-school physical fitness programs that increase participation in running for kids 18 years of age or younger who would not normally be exposed to running programs.

      National Institutes of Health -- Screening and Brief Alcohol Interventions in Underage and Young Adult Populations (R01,R03, R21)(Deadline: 10/5/07)
      The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for its Screening and Brief Alcohol Interventions in Underage and Young Adult Populations (R01, R03, R21) grant program. The purpose of the program is to support projects focused on screening or brief interventions for prevention or reduction of underage alcohol consumption, particularly projects involving racially or ethnically diverse populations in various social and cultural settings.

      National Institutes of Health -- Understanding Mechanisms of Health Risk Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents (R01)(Deadline: 10/5/07)
      The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for its Understanding Mechanisms of Health Risk Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents (R01) grant program. The purpose of the program is to support interdisciplinary research into the origins, evolution, and termination of health risk behaviors and successful prevention and intervention strategies, especially those focused on substance abuse, inadequate exercise and poor dietary practices related to being overweight or obese, or intentional and unintentional injuries.

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      News alerts

      New York Is Told Not to Add SCHIP Children
      The state of New York, which had hoped to expand its State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to include children from families that earn 400 times the federal poverty level, was told by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Friday that new federal restrictions bar expansions of SCHIP eligibility beyond 250 percent of the federal poverty level.

      CDC Reports 'Significant' Increase in Youth Suicides
      The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported the biggest annual increase in 15 years in suicides by females 10 to 19 years old and males 15 to 19 years old. The increase occurred between 2003 and 2004, and officials said they do not know if the rise in number of suicides was short-lived or represents the beginning of a trend.

      AMA Launches Campaign for Health Insurance
      The American Medical Association (AMA) announced August 23 that it is launching a three-year, multi-million dollar campaign to give American families the means to purchase health care insurance. Timed initially to coincide with the 2008 election cycle, the initiative, called "Voice for the Uninsured," will feature radio, television, and print  advertising,  pharmacy bags printed with the AMA's message, billboards, placards at transit stations and bus shelters, presentations at state fairs and football games, and a website, www.VoiceForTheUninsured.org.

      New Asthma Guidelines Emphasize Children
      The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in the National Institutes of Health today issued the first comprehensive update in a decade of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, including an expanded section on childhood asthma. Calling asthma one of the most common health problems in the United States, the new guidelines note that 22 million people in this country have asthma, including 6.5 million children under age 18.

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      New resource

      Supporting Student Success, a guide from the National Governor's Association, was designed to provide ideas for including extra learning opportunities (ELOs) for children before and after the school day.

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      Job opportunities

      Our Children's Place -- Program Director (Chapel Hill, NC)
      The Program Director will plan and carry out residential and educational services for approximately 20 female inmates and their preschool-aged children. He or she will develop a program incorporating parenting skills, mental health and substance abuse treatment and job training to help prepare these families for life after incarceration. For more information and to apply for this position please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/SiteIndex/AssetViewer/view?asset=Job&asset-id=238735-134&keywords=school&keywords=
      health&sid=112034284-153-tUw

      Public Charter Schools Center for Student Support Services -- Supervisory Social Worker (Washington, DC)
      The Supervisory Social Worker will direct a school-based mental health and family therapy program. He or she will ensure cohesive clinical service delivery and oversee the administrative functions of the program.For more information and to apply for this position please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/SiteIndex/AssetViewer/view?asset=Job&asset-id=236988-211&keywords=school&keywords=
      health&sid=112034284-153-tUw

      The Bush School -- Nurse Consultant (Seattle, WA)
      The Nurse Consultant will work part-time at The Bush School to organize health information, develop individualized health plans for children who require them, ensure that state immunization requirements are met and educate faculty and staff as needed about health issues affecting students. For more information and to apply for this job please visit http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=4599 and search “Nurse Consultant.”